Read the Docs
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Country of originUnited States
Founder(s)Eric Holscher, Anthony Johnson
URLreadthedocs.org
Read the Docs
Repositorygithub.com/rtfd/readthedocs.org/
Written inPython
LicenseMIT
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Read the Docs is an open-sourced free software documentation hosting platform.[1] It generates documentation written with the Sphinx documentation generator, MkDocs,[2] or Jupyter Book.[3]

History

The site was created in 2010 by Eric Holscher, Bobby Grace, and Charles Leifer.[4]

On March 9, 2011, the Python Software Foundation Board awarded a grant of US$840 to the Read the Docs project for one year of hosting fees.[5] On November 13, 2017, the Linux Mint project announced that they were moving their documentation to Read the Docs.[6] In 2020, Read the Docs received a $200,000 grant from the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative.[7] For 2021, Read the Docs reported 700 million page views and 196 million unique visitors.[8]

In 2013, a "Write the Docs" conference for Read the Docs users was launched, which has since turned into a generic software-documentation community.[9][10][11] As of 2022, it continues to hold annual global conferences, organize local meetups, and maintain a Slack channel for "people who care about documentation."[12]

References

  1. ↑ "Making documentation easy with Read the Docs". Opensource.com. Retrieved 2017-06-08.
  2. ↑ "MkDocs". www.mkdocs.org. Retrieved 2023-09-23.
  3. ↑ "Built with Jupyter Book". jupyterbook.org. Retrieved 2023-09-23.
  4. ↑ Eric Holscher. "Announcing Read The Docs". ericholscher.com. Retrieved 2017-06-16.
  5. ↑ Hellmann, Doug (2011-03-09). "PSF Funds readthedocs.org". pyfound.blogspot.ca. Retrieved 2017-12-17.
  6. ↑ "Monthly News – November 2017". The Linux Mint Blog. 2017-11-16. Retrieved 2017-12-17.
  7. ↑ Holscher, Eric (2020-11-19). "Announcing Chan Zuckerberg Initiative Grant to Expand the Interoperability of Scientific Documentation". Read the Docs Blog. Retrieved 2022-07-14.
  8. ↑ Holscher, Eric (2022-03-21). "Read the Docs 2021 Stats". Read the Docs Blog. Retrieved 2022-07-14.
  9. ↑ Meri Williams (2021-02-05). "5 things you need to know about growing a tech team under Covid-19". Silicon Republic. Archived from the original on 2021-08-26. Retrieved 2021-08-26.
  10. ↑ Matt Asay (2021-07-19). "Should documentation writers get paid more than developers?". TechRepublic. Archived from the original on 2021-08-26. Retrieved 2021-08-26.
  11. ↑ "Origin Story". Write the Docs. Retrieved 2017-06-29.
  12. ↑ "Welcome to our community! — Write the Docs". www.writethedocs.org. Retrieved 2022-07-14.


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